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‘Great Shame’: Singer Breaks World Crowd Record as Nazi Salute Controversy Erupts
- Marko Perković, known as Thompson, broke the world record for the largest ticketed music concert with over 504,000 attendees in Zagreb, Croatia, as reported by event organizers.
- The concert has drawn international criticism due to far-right salutes and Nazi-era symbolism, prompting Croatian authorities to consider prosecution for some attendees.
- Former Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor criticized the media for failing to address the nationalism associated with the concert, calling it a 'great shame for Croatia.'
- Croatian authorities may prosecute individuals for Nazi salutes displayed at the concert, according to local media HRT.
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Filip Ivic starred in one of the summer signings on the European handball. The 32-year-old Croatian international goalkeeper changed the Eurofarm Pelister shirt, with which he proclaimed himself champion of the Macedonian league, to that of the RK Vojvodina . A step forward in his career that has even ended before it materialized, as the Serbian ensemble recently announced the fulminant dismissal of which he was going to be its new star . The mo…
RK Vojvodina terminated the contract of Croatian goalkeeper Filip Ivić because he attended a Thompson concert. The club's president is a well-known Serbian nationalist.
The Slovenian party The Left sharply criticized Janez Janša's presence at a concert by Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson, who glorifies the Ustasha, with the message that it was a shame for Slovenia.
His concerts are regularly attended by visitors dressed in black with Ustasha symbols.
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